# Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)

> A social assistant’s visit to a cursed Japanese house unleashes an inescapable chain of ghostly violence across everyone who enters its orbit.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6744

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Takashi Shimizu
- Cast: Megumi Okina, Misa Uehara, Yoji Tanaka, Misaki Itō, Kanji Tsuda, Shuri Matsuda, Kayoko Shibata, Yui Ichikawa
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364385/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, oppressive, paranoid, late night horror viewing, halloween horror marathon

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